Static electricity pulled the rubber mat right off the Turntable!

It's good that you're open minded about GG.  I've used it on brand new records before I had a RCM and I thought it worked well,  Just follow the directions and don't use too much, but don't use too little either or you will end up charging the records like rubbing a balloon on your shirt till it sticks to the wall.  2 short bursts, rub the pads together and apply it smoothly to the surface.  Maybe allow the stylus to play through 1 time to remove excess residue and you're set.  

I would not feel comfortable about using anything on my LP is that I was expecting to be “removed by the cartridge after one or two plays”. Or similar words to that effect. There are certainly many other options that come before that seemingly dangerous one. Who wants the gunk on the stylist tip?

Furthermore static electric charge build up is most commonly associated with a dry, low humidity environment. So there may be something else going on in the environment to cause such a huge amount of static buildup.

Low humidity and the static go hand in hand. I suggest if you love the low humidity, get used to peeling your mat. A trace of any sort of silicone spray on the top surface of the mat would reduce the problem. Also sticky the mat to the platter... For something that can be wiped right off, trace of glycerin soap.

I guess my point was that even if the 0P is successful at reducing the humidity from 60-65% ambient to 45% in his house, 45% humidity is not particularly low. Certainly not low enough to account for the massive problem with static electricity.

I have a Dual CS-5000 that causes records to amass static.  It has a grounded bearing/spindle but that doesn't seem to help.  I replaced the stock mat with a Herbie's Excellent mat and this helped some with the static, worked better with the sound.  A definite step up from the stock rubber mat which to me sucked the life out of the music.  I tried a cork mat and that didn't help either.  

So, I use a carbon fiber brush before and after play on each side and do a quick blast with a Zerostat after the second side is played.  The odd thing is that I don't notice as much static until I play the second side then lift it off to put it back in it's rice paper sleeve and I hear that crackle and of course any dust in the air immediately attacks the record before I can get it back in the sleeve. The Zerostat seemed to help with this phenomenon.